Ironing board



Jan. 3l, 1933. G. sPlEs 1,895,558

IRONING BOARD `/qllorney G. SPIES IRONING BOARD Filed May 12, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 `/qitomey Jem. 3L 1.933,

Jan. 31,V 1933'. SNES 1,895,558

IRONING BOARD Filed May l2, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ,/I lforne y Patented Jan. 31, 1933 UNITED STATES GEORGE SPIES, OF OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN IRONING BOARD Application filed May 12, 1932. Serial No. 610,931.

The present invention relates to an ironing board of the folding wall type and has.for one of its important objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character embodying a novel construction, combination and arrangement o f parts through the medium of which said ironing board, when in operative position, may be adjusted to the desired elevation.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide an ironing board of the aforementioned character embodyingnovel means for mounting the same to permit convenient swinging to operative or inoperative position with a minimum of efl'ort.

Other objects and advantages of the invention are to provide an ironing board of the character described which will be simple in construction, strong, durable, eicient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight, at-

tractive in appearance and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further o bjects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and

0 wherein p Figure l is a view in front elevation of an ironing board constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of the ironing board with the facing strips removed from the cabinet or supporting structure.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4t is a vertical sectional view through the ironing board, showing the board in inoperative position.

Figure 5 is a view in vertical section, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a view in horizontal section,

taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Figure the board.

Figure 8 is a detail view in perspective of one of the securing bolts.

7 is a detail view in perspective of Figure 9 is a detail view in perspective of the bolt retracting lever.

Figure 10 is a detail ViewV in perspective of the element which operatively connects the lever to the bolts.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the present invention which has been illustrated comprises a cabinet which is designated generally by the reference numeral 1, said cabinet p to be mounted in a wall and including spaced inner and outer vertical members 2 and 3, respectively, to the inner edges of which is secured a rear member 4. rilhe cabinet 1 further includes top and bottom members 5 and z4 6, respectively, an inner cross member 7 and a front cross member 8 secured to the front edges of the members 2, 3, 5 and 7. rlhe cabinet l still further includes facing strips 9 which are mounted on the front edges of the '79 vertical members 2 and 3 and which project inwardly of'said members 2, as illustrated to advantage in Figure 6 of the drawings. It will thus be seen that'the cabinet has been formed to -provide a comparatively large inner chamber 10 and outer weight chambers 11.

Mounted for vertical sliding movement in the chamber 10 of the cabinet 1 isv an ironing board supporting frame which is designated generally by the reference numeral 12. rIhe frame 12 comprises vertical side members 13 having their outer sides slidably engaged with the vertical members 2 of the cabinet l and their forward edges slidably engaged with the portions of the facing strips 9 which project beyond said vertical members 2. The frame 12 further comprises a bottom member 14 extending transversely between the lower end portions of the side members 13 immediately above the cleats 14 on said side members, and an upper cross member 15 which is lined on the rear or inner edges of said side members 13.

The reference numeral 16 designates an 95 ironing board support which is hingedly conneoted at one end, as at 17, to the bottom member 14 of the frame 12 for swinging movement in a vertical plane. The other end of the support 16 is hingedly connected, as

at 18, to the lower side of an intermediate portion of an ironing board 19. The inner end of the board 19 is hingedlyT connected, as at 20, to a horizontal bar 21 which is mounted for vertical sliding movement between the side members 13 of the frame 12 and the rear member 4 of the cabinet 1. It will be noted that the side members 13 of the frame 12 are spaced from the rear member 4 of the cabinet. The ends of the transverse bar 21 are immediately adjacent the inner sides of the members 2 of the cabinet 1.

It will thus be seen that the board 19 is mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane to operative and inoperative position. When the board 19 and its support 16 are swung toward operative position, the bar 21 slides upwardly until arrested by engagement beneath the upper cross member 15 of the frame 12 and in this manner the board is supported in operative position. When the board 19 is in its inoperative or vertical position, the bar 21 is disposed in the lower portion of the frame 12, as seen in Figure 4 of the drawings. Rising from the side members 13 of the vertically slidable fra-me 12 are hangers 22 having their upper ends formed to provide eyes to which one end of the cables 23 are connected. The cables 23 are trained over pulleys 24 which are operable in slots provided therefor in upper portions of the vertical members 2 of the cabinet 1. Balanced weights 25 are connected to the other ends of the cables 23 and are operable in the chambers 11 of the cabinet 1.

Metallic brackets 26 are mounted on the upper ends of the side members 13 of the frame 12 and have slidably mounted therein horizontal bolts 26 having heads 27 on one end. The bolts 26 are yieldingly urged toward operative position by coil springs 28 encircling said bolts and having one eiid engaged with the brackets 26 and the other ends engaged with the heads 27. At their other ends, the bolts 26 terminate in upturned arms 29.

Metallic strips 3() are secured to the inner sides of the facing strips 9 of the cabinet 1 which project inwardly beyond the vertical members 2. The metallic strips 20 are provided with series of openings 31 which register with sockets 32 in the facing strips 9. The openings 31 and the sockets 32 are for the recept-ion of the heads 27 or the slidable bolts 26, as best seen in Figure 5 of the drawings.

The bolts 26 are coupled together for movement in unison toward retracted position through the medium of a connecting rod 33 which is journaled in bearings 34 provided therefor on the upper edge of the cross member 15 of the frame 12. At its ends, the rod 33 terminates iii inturned arms 35 which are engaged with the arms 29 of the bolts 26. A lever 36 is pivotally mounted, as at 37, Jfor swinging movement on the inner side of one of the members 13 of the frame 12 and projects above said frame to permit a grip to be secured on its upper end portion. An intermediate portion of the lever 36 is engaged with the adjacent arm 35 of the rod 33. Thus, when the lever 36 is actuated in the direction indicated by the arrow iii Figure 5 of the drawings, the rod 33 is rocked in a direction to retract the bolts 26 against the tension of the coil springs 28.

To adjust the ironing board vertically, the lever 36 is actuated to retract the bolts 26', thus reeingthe traine 12 i'or vertical movement in the chamber 10 of the cabinet 1. When in the desired position, the lever 36 is released for permitting the coil springs 28 to engage the heads 27 of the bolts 26 in the desired openings 31 and sockets 32, thereby securing the ironing board in adjusted position. A guide 38 is provided on the frame 12 for the hand lever 36.

It is believed that the many advantages of an ironing board constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is 1. An ironing board comprising a cabinet, a frame mounted in the cabinet, said 'frame including vertical, opposed side members, a bottom member, and a cross member secured to vertical edges of the side members on the upper end portions of said side members, the

side members being spaced from the rear wall of the cabinet, a support hingedly connected, at one end, to the bottom member of the frame, a board hingedly connected, at an intermediate point, to the other end of the supf port, and a transverse bar hingedly connected to one end of the board and slidably mounted in the cabinet between the back wall of said cabinet and the side members of the frame, said transverse bar being engageable beneath the cross member ot the trame for limiting the swinging movement of the board toward operative position.

2. An ironing board comprising a cabinet,

a frame mounted for vertical sliding adjustment in the cabinet, a board mounted for swinging movement on the frame, and means for releasably securing the frame in adjusted position in the cabinet, said means including v bolts slidably mounted on the frame and operatively engageable with the cabinet, resilient means yieldingly urging the bolts toward operative position, a lever mounted for swinging movement on the frame, and common ,.130

means connecting the bolts to the lever for simultaneous actuation by said lever to inoperative position.

3. An ironing board comprising a cabinet, al frame mounted for vertical sliding adjustment in the cabinet, a` board mounted for swinging movement on the frame, and means for releasably securing the frame in adjusted position in the cabinet, said means including bolts slidably mounted in the frame and operatively engageable with the cabinet, resilient means yieldingly urging the bolts toward opera-tive position, a lever mounted for swinging movement on tlie frame, and common means connecting the bolts to the lever for simultaneous actuation by said lever to inoperativeposition, said means including angular arms on the bolts, a rod journaled for rocking movement on the frame, and arms on tlie ends of the rods engaged with the rst named arms, one of the second named arms being engaged with the lever for actuation by said lever.

4. An ironing board comprising a cabinet, a frame mounted in the cabinet in spaced relation to the inner wall of said cabinet, a bar slidably mounted between the frame and the inner wall of the cabinet, a board pivotally mounted on the bar, a support liingedly connected to the board and to the frame, and means for limiting the sliding movement of the bar in one direction.

5. An ironing boa-rd comprising a cabinet, a substantially U-sliaped frame slidably mounted in the cabinet in spaced relation to the inner wall of said cabinet, a transversely extending bar siidably mounted between the frame and tlie inner wall of the cabinet, a board pivotally mounted on the bar, a support liingedly connected to an intermediate portion of the board and to the lower portion of tlie frame, and means on the frame for limiting tlie upward sliding movement of the In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

GEORGE SPIES. 

